Six papers originally presented at a conference at Sheffield University in 1969. Features data on capital formation in Britain during the Industrial Revolution, and in-depth discussion of problematic areas associated with the study of this field.

Introduction 1. Modern Practices and Conventions in Measuring Capital Formation in National Accounts 2. The Compilation of Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation Statistics, 1856-1913 3. Fixed Capital Formation in the British Cotton Manufacturing Industry 4. Capital Formation in Transport in Britain 5. Capital Formation in Agriculture